Will Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Originally posted by Buntina - May 2004Thought I would post my 'armoury' here - my protection against everything nasty that arrives via email and your browserAll the utilities below are FREE - so NO excuses!1) Windows UpdatePlease, please, do this - set your machine (in control panel) to alert you when new updates are ready - AND DOWNLOAD AND INSATLL THEMhttp://v4.windowsupdate.microsoft.com/en/default.asp2) AVG - Anti Virus from GrisoftThe most excellent anti-virus tool, good protection (but you must keep the virus definitions updated) and light on processer usage (unlike certain well known anti-virus software)http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ orhttp://www.grisoft.com2) Spybot - who is watching what you do?(RTM - Read the manual for this one - excellent in advanced mode - A MUST HAVE)http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download4) Adawaregreat tool for removing annoying pop-ups and tracking cookies - similar to Spybot - well worth the installhttp://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/5) HiJack ThisA general homepage hijackers detector and remover - lost control of your PC homepage? Heres the answer!http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/HijackThis.exe5) CWShredderA small utility for removing 'search' nasties - one of my favouriteshttp://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe6) Sasser removal toolhttp://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.removal.tool.htmlI have all the above installed and run them at least once a week - its amazing what rubbish gets in your system - esp. if you have kids!Just remember to read the manual for SpyBot!Updated 16 June 2004 - other AVG link addedWill (50)Forum moderator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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